Black Swan #8 – Building the Canadian Shield
I need PPE. You need PPE. We all need PPE. Here’s a story about the Canadian startup that pivoted to provide. “I get…
Canadian Startup News
Shopify begins expansion of fulfillment network to Canadian merchants amid COVID-19
Shopify has begun expanding its fulfillment network to Canadian merchants as the company continues to develop the product-market…
AlayaCare, Dialogue among projects receiving $3.4 million from Scale AI supercluster
Quebec-based artificial intelligence (AI) supercluster Scale AI has invested $3.4 million into eight projects that are focused…
Shopify sees 47 percent revenue growth in Q1 2020 amid impacts of COVID-19
Shopify has released its financial results for Q1 2020, the period which ended March 31, 2020. With a total revenue of $470…
As sales return, CareGuide looks to rehire furloughed staff following COVID-19 layoffs
Like many Canadian startups, CareGuide has felt the effects of the current COVID-19 pandemic. The Toronto-based company made…
Proptech startup Doorr raises $1.75 million seed round
Toronto-based proptech startup Doorr, which offers a mortgage platform for brokers and financial institutions, has raised $1.75…
Tehama raises $14 million CAD as it looks to address demand for remote working solutions
Tehama, an Ottawa-based startup that provides a cloud-based software solution for remote teams, has raised a $14 million CAD…
PointClickCare acquires analytics solution Co-Pilot from Consonus Healthcare
PointClickCare, which provides software solutions for the post-acute care and senior care markets, has acquired Co-Pilot, an…
Today in Hires: Hootsuite, Element AI
Recently, two Canadian tech companies have announced new members to their teams. Here’s a breakdown of who is joining and…
Online grocery startup Goodfood to open new fulfillment centre in Toronto
Montréal-based Goodfood Market, an online grocery and meal-kit startup, has signed a lease for a new first fulfillment centre…
Silicon Valley Bank appoints former PayPal president Paul Parisi as new head of Canada
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a United States-based commercial bank that helps fund tech startups, has appointed Paul Parisias…
Boosted.ai raises $11.2 million CAD Series A led by Portag3 Ventures
Boosted.ai, an artificial intelligence (AI) platform for the investment sector, has closed an $11.2 million CAD ($8 million…
Startup Canada Podcast: reaching your digital audience with Kevin Chan
In an age where everyone has a soap-box to stand on, it’s more important than ever to carve out your corner in the digital…
ApplyBoard raises $100 million CAD, claims $2 billion ‘unicorn’ valuation
Kitchener-Waterloo-based ApplyBoard has raised a $100 million CAD Series C round of funding, with the company claiming that…
Zone Startups Calgary to offer support to early-stage AgTech startups through new partnership
Zone Startups Calgary, an accelerator for pilot-ready tech startups, has partnered with United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative…